pullulate

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pullulate

/ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ UK, US

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Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.

verb pullulates · pullulating · pullulated

To multiply rapidly.
To germinate.
To teem with; to be filled (with). I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.

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verb to multiply rapidly

Русский	размножаться razmnožatʹsja

verb to germinate

Deutsch	keimen, sprießen
Русский	прорастать prorastatʹ

verb to teem; to be filled (with)

Русский	кишеть kišetʹ

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@misc{pullulate_2026,
  title = {pullulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pullulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}